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[@dquaidman]

When Steve said "You got a re-route over DEEZZ" my mind automatically added NUTS. The Internet has ruined me.

[@WishMasterPtolemy]

Negative Steve, your nuts are too large for my aircraft to navigate. Request go around.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

WishMasterPtolemy .... just don't request a reach-around... cos dat aint happenin bro... 😏

[@rf11211]

It would have to be over NUTTS or NUTTZ. Intersection designators are generally five letters.

[@Kebutor]

Your not the only one sir

[@Sarah.Riedel]

"How YOU doin?"

[@vcunhacarmo]

I love that he talks slower when he know English ia not the pilot's first language. Major accidents happen because of misunderstandings due to language.

[@horsewithnoname12345]

Vanessa Teles a lot of ATC will just repeat the same instructions sternly

[@Kennedy4OurCountry]

And here's the kicker: he never ONCE is petty about it At All. Respect.

[@jakenolan2572]

Vanessa Teles also rip AirBerlin

[@-danR]

He doesn't just talk slower, he switches to (partial) syllable-timing. English is stressed-timed, and hard to follow for many non anglophone folk. Eg. 3:40 "...whether you are ab-le to en-ter the gate"

[@vcunhacarmo]

@@-danR Perfect assessment! I am Brazilian. Portuguese is very different from English in that way, just like French, and he understands how to counter that.

[@iFlushed]

haha I love how he calls the private jets the Top 1%

[@moose2577]

iFlushed I was checking the comments about that. Lol Do you know which airline is flagship?

[@metaljeeper9941]

NorthWest Airlink/Pinnacle apparently. I had to Google this one too.

[@Kromaatikse]

J G Yeah, he sometimes says "rich people" instead. Basically, the people rich enough to own their own plane instead of booking seats on someone else's.

[@TheNightowl001]

@VUnula Really. At Kennedy, landing fees. $25 landing unless you land between 3pm and 10pm, when the aforementioned $100 surcharge applies. $45 for each eight-hour increment of parking, and a $33.60 facility fee waived with 10 or more gallons of fuel purchased.

[@EyeMWing]

@@TheNightowl001 I think I've paid more to park a car at JFK.

[@AOGDC10]

"It's a dynamic situation." (Translation: "We've got a hell of a circus going here, I'm P.T. Barnum, and I'm a damn good juggler")

[@irisfields1659]

Great

[@Bobrogers99]

This man is brilliant! There is a warmth and good nature in his voice that would make any pilot want to do whatever he tasks. Juggling all those planes successfully requires cooperation, and he knows just how to get it. He is supremely competent and professional, and he deserves twice whatever they pay him. And by the way, he'd be an asset in any party… ;-)

[@fredMplanenut]

Sadly, for us all, he has retired.

[@Dusty7460]

@@fredMplanenut where ? when and where is the video ?

[@fredMplanenut]

Sadly, check this out at 2:45...... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYmbaYOlmpdgqac

[@irisfields1659]

@@Dusty7460 on utube inder airclips

[@angelinasouren]

@@irisfields1659 Captain Joe interviewing him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGLGfJmQltmfh5Y

[@lekoman]

Kennedy Steve's obviously damned good at his job. The thing that always kills me, though, is how quickly he can fire off a long string of instructions and the pilots manage to hear it all and then successfully read it back. Even if I were taking it down in shorthand I think I'd need him to say it four times to get it all, for some of this stuff. Pretty impressive.

[@sanctoulto]

+lekoman This is actually a problem for all new pilots. It takes a lot of practice to get "the ear" for radio traffic.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

Pilots and crew have plans of the taxiways. It is easy to have a paper copy and just circle the routes and weather to hold short of those routes is all you have to remember in the read back...

[@deadoldchannel4237]

A bit like* AirForceProud95

[@luuk341]

Fuck me, I am hopefully starting Flight Academy next year after I finish Uni. and I have been trying to dgive readbacks at the same time with the pilots in the video. The short ones like go right on brave hold short of Hotel Bravo are fine for me to follow. But the ones where he is, go left on brave, follow the Delta Airlines 737 to Foxtrot, turn right on foxtrot, double back on Alpha to Alpha- Alpha, cross 31L and holld short of the gate (for example) Are way too long for me still. I was getting worried that I Might not be pilot material after all.

[@jayxtreme6]

don't discourage, it's a skill you can learn with time.

[@trekker105]

Wow I hope the passengers on TEST1234 all got off ok...lol

[@deephorizon1365]

Yeah

[@YBNmadman]

Legend has it they are still sitting there to this day

[@catherinemichel6673]

Having listened to several of these things has convinced me that there are two things I could never do. 1. A pilot. 2. An air traffic controller! These guys do a REMARKABLE job of making sense out of chaos!

[@MrKeserian]

So, I've been watching this with a laminated KJFK ground diagram in my lap, a grease pencil, and a bunch of colored grease pens. What Steve is doing is he has certain "lanes" that he's using. If your coming from term an X, you're going to use taxiway Y until he branches you off. What he's desperately trying to keep from happening is the ramp managing to back things up enough to block his main arteries around the airport.

[@nerysghemor5781]

@@MrKeserian And from what I’ve noticed in multiple videos, the ramp is not exactly helpful a lot of times!!!!

[@Cynsham]

@@nerysghemor5781 I think the ramp controllers are employed by the airlines and not the airport, so they're really only concerned with getting their own planes out and everyone else can just figure it out. They certainly don't get it right all the time.

[@nerysghemor5781]

@@Cynsham That would explain a lot!

[@jonathanbair523]

Ok I will be sure to put you in a Tower then to look after the airport only... LOL

[@thelastroman7791]

This Kennedy Steve fellow is like a master conductor and JFK is his orchestra.

[@Balu0]

Airfrance006 wondering to this day if her gate is available or not :D

[@franceswitham8214]

I love listening to this controller. The way he handled stress with humor without sacrificing safety is amazing. I believe I read that he is retired now. Good for him, unfortunate for us. Be blessed, Kennedy Steve.

[@jonathanbair523]

I heard he went from tower to ramp manager. Not sure if that is true...

[@Platypi007]

Damn, that's a man that's good at his job. I don't know how he does it!

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

@4:00 Test1234 appears to be making puppies with another aircraft on the right side. Now we know where MD-80s come from.

[@H89SA]

+Charlene Vickers LOL!

[@r123154]

I retired from a lot of years in aviation and i have NEVER EVER heard a controller this good . I love how he spoke of the top 1% and kinda made fun of the fact it didn't get them any preferences . Those 1%ers were my customers and were in the hurry up and get there mode .

[@irisfields1659]

That is life

[@warrenbutt3746]

I'd like to nominate U535 for best story arc of the season. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@yaimavol]

We are so spoiled to expect to get to the airport and leave on time and get wherever we want to go. It's the co-ordinated effort of literally thousands of people all working together to make it happen every day, and there are so many little things that go wrong the public is never aware of.

[@insertnamehere6659]

DELTA TUG1's confidence is infectious.

[@jameswikstrom4174]

Steve Kennedy was a legend at JFK Ground! I have never enjoyed a more entertaining ground controller than Steve. He was a man that could straighten out any problems on the ground at JFK. I believe he retired and deservedly so!!

[@CanIHasThisName]

"It's a dynamic situation." Wow, that's a very good line. I'm gonna adopt that.

[@Ozymandias83]

Better than ‘idk wtf is happening k”

[@keysnstix]

5:35 I just love that voice of AMERICAN181, he could be a country singer... and of course hat's off to Kennedy Steve. Legend!

[@annehaight9963]

Sounds like a South Carolina accent. :)

[@Caradoc51]

"Giveaway to the top 1%", almost as good as his "Giveaway to the rich people" in another vid....... Thankyou H89SA....

[@jamessheppard4372]

timestamp?

[@Badger65]

@@jamessheppard4372 3:01

[@FlyAirNick]

American 181's voice is pure music!

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

Love this guy. Professional but with a sense of humour.

[@jameswikstrom4174]

OH “NO”! Steve Kennedy the Manager of Ramp 1. Kennedy Airport will never be the same . You are still my “HERO”!

[@skymutt964]

It's nice to see the animations in the background. It really gives us an idea as to what's going on

[@H89SA]

+Skybluex Thank you for watching!

[@dougpender2009]

They don't seem to match though?

[@hugiebessie4513]

No, the animation is ADSB based I guess. Most taxiing planes don't show there sadfully. You can see transiting planes up high in the vid that do transmit ADSB. But it would take Steve's help to show where the taxiing planes went, and he would charge you a fortune, since he's really legendary.

[@dpm-jt8rj]

@@dougpender2009 I love the videos but the animations only become extremely distracting!

[@laurahall907]

He's so wonderful and cheerful regardless of the level of experience and attention paid by pilots! Outstanding!

[@Vishnu-B]

Circus masters: We can juggle 4 or 5 or even 6 balls with two hands. ATCs: Hold my beer... (We juggle 10-15 flights with 1 mind)

[@philstuf]

HO... LY... CRAP. Props to Kennedy Steve: 1. Being a master juggler. 2. Staying calm, cool, professional and actually pleasant.

[@davidbarnett9312]

I wonder if he knew how much he was appreciated here before he retired.

[@DestroyerWill]

What a difference a great attitude and pleasant manner makes.

[@David_P132]

What (organised) chaos! And what a nice guy the ATC is.

[@H89SA]

This video is different from the previous ones I make, I hope you'll like it, because it took me a whole day to edit it. Thank me by sharing this one, please! Now I gotta run to catch my flight! See ya in 10 days. So long! :)

[@hugosboss5269]

+H89SA you did great work; i quite like the new format!

[@DJ_Dett]

+H89SA I like the map in the background. It helps out a bit. Is it somewhat accurate to what we're hearing, or is it unrelated?

[@H89SA]

+Scott Heng Yes, this is accurate to the video, but it isn't synced up to the transcript. Everything here happened in his 1 hour shift. Thank you for watching guys!

[@RohitAswath]

+H89SA Dear H89SA. This is excellent. There is a lot of effort put in on this Video and its amazing. Thank you again for this excellent session. Do any one understand when he says " Tower is changed to India" what does that mean?

[@ME-or2ne]

+Rohit Aswath this is the new ATIS available, previos was Hotel listen to AAL181 5:37 saying they have "Hotel", when changed, next was "India"

[@Shuffler703]

Never ceases to amaze me at how good ol' Steve is.

[@b3j8]

Hey thanks for all the hard work on the graphics! And I do NOT know how people like Steve can think through all this so fast, all the while bantering w/the crews! Takes that special "something" like so many other jobs.

[@H89SA]

+b3j8 Thanks for watching! When you love your job, you can do anything you want. :)

[@pauli6043]

This guy's enthusiasm for his job is definitely overwhelming. Hope he is enjoying a well-deserved retirement

[@Graxster]

Steve is just so awesome at choreographing the movement of traffic on his taxiways! Unlike a few others I've listened to.

[@mwduck]

It's like a ballet. Best GC I ever worked with.

[@ruthmcghie5620]

Kennedy Steve boy you are fantastic at your job and come across that you love your job , calm and respectful . Could watch and listen all day.. from Australia 🇦🇺

[@maryannthornton2331]

I have a new appreciation for ATC'S! I couldn't do this job in a million years. Thanks, guys!

[@sethwikle8927]

the way he said "you guys are awwwwsum" cracked me tf up.

[@sandrahertel6282]

Professional, proficient, polite. So skilled without nasty sarcasm like some ATCs.

[@bpd231martinko9]

I love how when Steve is busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest he still maintains order and somehow it all works out.

[@mr.g3588]

Steve likes those Air France female pilots!

[@mwduck]

Notice how he's always more polite to them!

[@Sarah.Riedel]

Honestly I would be a little irked if someone kept pointedly referring to me as "ma'am," just strikes me as patronizing, though I'm sure that's not his intention. He definitely likes the ladies though lol.

[@AmyAnnLand]

@@Sarah.Riedel "ma'am" is a polite term of respect which versions are used in many other languages. I don't see how people could possibly see it as patronizing. I think you're reading into it too much.

[@Sarah.Riedel]

@@AmyAnnLand "ma'am" typically implies an older woman so the term is often used as a pejorative. A lot of women people find it insulting and/or patronizing.

[@AmyAnnLand]

@@Sarah.Riedel I looked it up and apparently it is used when it is assumed the woman is over 30 and/or married/windowed. Although depending on where you live, it is used for any adult woman. So I suppose it is regional. I never thought twice when being addressed as "ma'am" even in my twenties, but I'll have to keep that in mind when addressing others.

[@ThatBobGuy850]

Damn. So good. I could listen to Steve all day. What a controller (he was)!

[@mikley28]

Kennedy steve is awesome... sounds like he loves his job!

[@Dana_Danarosana]

Coming back to hear this awesomeness again... I'd like to think UAL pulled out of JFK because Steve retired. 😊

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Mad props to GNDCTRL. Can't imagine that pace. 👊

[@markwistey2802]

Awesome as usual. Since you asked for suggestions, a background map of the ramps & taxiways would be helpful. But this is in no way a criticism. These videos are awesome, and I'm sure a labor of love.

[@samuelsann8219]

Steve: Oh, ok...well....heh....then, in case you gonna need more time than this.... DAL:608: I think so... where do you want us to go? with a sad expression... LMAO just laughing my ass off right now.

[@H89SA]

+Samuel Sann Haha thank you for watching! :)

[@joek0617]

we should get kennedy steve and boston john into one airport in vatsim. john in the tower, steve on ground.

[@joeg5414]

I wonder how many pilots days were made because they got to talk to Kennedy Steve?😂

[@efrancis19]

I wish I were as good at my job as Steve is at his.

[@H89SA]

+Eric Francis Nothing is impossible!

[@itsalllies1239]

A legend, I smiled through the entire video...

[@michaelmarkes4818]

Not sure how this got recommended but I've watched at least 10 so far this guy is amazing .i wouldve crashed everybody

[@stevenschadt6834]

Steve is the man. And they don't pay him enough.

[@hughmorris00]

wow awesome i could put this on and fall asleep to it. Love radio banter

[@zBrainlezz]

This is the most humorous ATC I've ever heard, very cool

[@keithpurduecroft]

Does anyone else see how freaking complicated and crazy this is?? ATCs are some kind of genius!

[@zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba0]

Its a dynamic situation. I need to remember that one for when I need to have my game face on lol

[@liquidbassdrive]

He is just amazing!

[@zunkman1]

WOW!!!! 100% a job I could NEVER do.

[@janemccourt5022]

They all look like tangled up planes to me!! How they do this job I will never know! It is so busy that radar. xx

[@MrJOHNEBOB]

Steve rocks!! Good listening at Memphis 10pm-4am when they choreograph the FedEx planes, and Louisville Ky for UPS. Should be required for new pilots.

[@eamonshields2754]

Lighthearted and professional, awesome

[@Melieg31]

I could listen to this man all day. I don’t know what I’m hearing but he is tremendous.

[@alexisdeville3605]

Thanks for all the time these take you, this display was very dynamic!

[@singhamaninder5836]

0:13 AAL978 Doing Mach 5 2:08 JBU915 Doing Mach 10

[@Clothahump1]

Kennedy Steve was a ghod in the ATC world. His retirement was well earned, but we are all worse off because he's not there any more.

[@JerryLaw]

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE! nothing really just want to say well done! love when Kennedy Steve on!

[@marshadubeau8479]

Makes juggling 4 kids to soccer, dance lessons and meals TORALLY "Child's Play"!!!

[@goldosprey]

When you have everyone playing nice, it makes the chaos seem so mundane

[@Joserae]

Center is Absolutely 100% going to re-route ya. ;)

[@james-p]

I always upvote Kennedy Steve!

[@jakobbb6405]

I think he is one of the best atcs out there

[@foggys44]

What a guy,earns his money for sure,brilliant

[@sally-annebrown1298]

Wow that pilots voice was so deep! Great job by Kennedy Steve to sort them out though

[@victorsantos2030]

Good chat with United535, I laughed every time 😂

[@Monicaerikarita]

He’s hilarious, but listening to this I’m trying to keep up to see if I can…oh my god how do pilots and ground control do this?

[@jenjaine3728]

love it! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@trailingrails9953]

Give way to the TOP 1% there. lol

[@loopsruby]

Super respect for the A.T.C’s...

[@CPorter]

Ground guy is such a nice optimistic guy this time around

[@tamt.5812]

AMERICAN 181 CAN READ ME THE PHONE BOOK IF HE FEELS LIKE IT.

[@Wailwulf]

I would prefer a Louis L'Amour novel.

[@jasonmurawski5877]

I love these videos with Steve, he is truly amazing

[@1royalwolf]

I would love to know if this is continuous conversation in real time or just a compilation of the conversations of the day. If it’s real time then this dudes brain is working overtime.

[@chrisb7198]

I think this is kinda continuous. JFK handle like 1,200 flights a day.

[@homefront1999]

I wonder if Steve has ever come across these videos ?

[@6teezkid]

Just Monika - Oh, for sure he knows. Bet he laughs at himself listening to some of them.

[@chrisharloe2112]

Kennedy Steve is the man

[@deborahbriscoe-graves6244]

Really miss Kennedy Steve. I'd love to listen in on him telling stories about air traffic control...all the silly and harrowing and wild and crazy things that happen all over the place and how they affect his getting those planes moved around.

[@jonathanbair523]

KENNEDY STEVE made listening to ATC/Tower fun... I so miss him.

[@CaptShami]

Best ATC ever

[@socalgal714]

I need this guy! With five grandkids between 4yr-12yr we need ground control on school days like you wouldn't believe! But I have a feeling my crew would frustrate even Kennedy Steve! ROTFL!

[@Dononcall]

That is so funny. I have 8 between 7yr and 6mo.

[@lateshiftsailor]

ohh yeah, this is how work is meant to be around aviation. customer service here , still, communication is key!

[@jbmbanter]

It always amazes me how Kennedy Steve and the other controllers manage to keep sane with the maze of airplanes that they have to manage. How long at the time do they have to do this before they get a break? I would suspect a couple of hours might be the max time before they all have an information overload. Also, It must be pretty hard for someone to sit down in the controller's place for that break time. Thanks as always for bringing us Kennedy Steve. Do you ever monitor any of the other controllers and are they as efficient and humorous as K Steve? It might be interesting to put some of them up at times so we can make the comparison.

[@cottagechskitty]

+jbmbanter 2 hours on, 30 minutes off is the rule

[@jbmbanter]

Thanks cottage, I knew they couldn't go more than a couple of hours.

[@gregellis3859]

Where would that place be without Kennedy Steve....?

[@ki4nge4]

Kennedy Steve is a " ROCKSTAR ".... And a Living/Breathing Red Bull Commercial...

[@WarrenGarabrandt]

2:07 Holy crap JBU915 has to be going near the speed of sound!

[@guitarlover302]

Just amazing ! So so busy - how do they do this all day ? 👌👌

[@annek1226]

God I miss Steve!

[@bac1111967]

Thats one of the best ones so far... luuuuuuuurve it!

[@isimpforycrackedd4739]

Hey nice editing my man. Love the graphics too btw

[@sanctoulto]

Do you think Mr. Abraham knows about this channel? That he has his very own "best of" on the KZbins?